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Memories of Matsuko
Memories of Matsuko

Memories of Matsuko

Destiny of shrine maiden.

Genres

ComedyDramaMusic

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While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

7.771/10

Release Date

27 May 2006

Country

Japan

Cast

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Matsuko Kawajiri

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Sho Kawajiri

Yūsuke Iseya

Yūsuke Iseya

Yoichi Ryu

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Norio Kawajiri

Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Kumi Kawajiri

Asuka Kurosawa

Asuka Kurosawa

Megumi Sawamura

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Tsunehiro Kawajiri

Gori

Gori

Shuji Okura

Ko Shibasaki

Ko Shibasaki

Asuka

Kankuro Kudo

Kankuro Kudo

Tetsuya Yamekawa

Shinji Takeda

Shinji Takeda

Onodera

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Kenji Shimazu

Gekidan Hitori

Gekidan Hitori

Takeo Okano

Magi

Magi

Detective

Shosuke Tanihara

Shosuke Tanihara

Shunji Saeki

Cunning Takeyama

Cunning Takeyama

Vice-Principal

Masahiro Koumoto

Masahiro Koumoto

Man with Stand on School Trip

Takuzô Kadono

Takuzô Kadono

Principal

Nagisa Katahira

Nagisa Katahira

Self

Mari Hamada

Mari Hamada

Norio's Wife

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Detective

Yorie Yamashita

Yorie Yamashita

Prisoner 2

Anna Tsuchiya

Anna Tsuchiya

Prisoner 3

Hanako Yamada

Hanako Yamada

Prisoner 4

Yôko Hoshi

Yôko Hoshi

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Detective

Sakichi Sato

Sakichi Sato

Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita

Resident

Sora Aoi

Sora Aoi

Girl Being Discovered by Talent Scout

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

TV Actor

Kaera Kimura

Kaera Kimura

singer

Bonnie Pink

Bonnie Pink

Ayano

Kayoko Okubo

Kayoko Okubo

Okano's wife

Yoshiaki Miyagi

Yoshiaki Miyagi

Shou Kawajiri (child)

Natsuki Kasa

Natsuki Kasa

Kumi (child)

Nana Shimoda

Nana Shimoda

chorus member

Junko Emoto

Junko Emoto

Noriko Eguchi

Noriko Eguchi

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Sora Aoi

Sora Aoi

Risa Ai

Risa Ai

Aki Takejo

Aki Takejo

Moe Miura

Moe Miura

Atsushi Yanaka

Atsushi Yanaka

Masayoshi Haneda

Masayoshi Haneda

Maiko Asano

Maiko Asano

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